Display container



Nov. 5, 1935. N. RIPPEN DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Jan. 30, 1952 Inventor:

Patented Nov. 5, 1935 UNET'ED STATES PATENT oFFlcE 5 Claims.

My invention relates to the class of folding display containersdescribed in my previous invention for which United States LettersPatent Number 1,524,881 have been granted.

The object of myinvention is to strengthen the bracing webs in myprevious invention when the latter is embodied in that general class offolding display containers wherein a relatively large, non-attenuatedpiece of material is utilized to 10 form the bottom wall, a plurality ofinner, vertical walls and a display panel, and a relatively attenuatedpiece of material, also termed a band is utilized to form a plurality ofouter, vertical walls while being foldably connected to said large 15piece of material.

Heretofore, the attaching of said band to said large piece of materialat an inner, back, vertical wall of the latter has necessitatedincorporating an additional score-line or line of weakening 2 in one ofthe bracing webs to permit its inward fol-ding corresponding with one ofthe side, outer vertical walls of the band when the latter is foldedinto flat condition for shipment from the plant of the containermanufacturer. This additional 25 score-line has so seriously detractedfrom the otherwise normal rigidity of the bracing web as to permit thedisplay panel to fall forwardly to a certain extent and thus at leastpartially losing its advertising value and concealing the 30 contents ofthe container from the View of the public. To. preserve the originalrigidity of the bracing web, I propose to eliminate the additionalscore-line therein by attaching the band to the inner, vertical frontwall instead of to the inner,

35 vertical back wall. The following description and the accompanyingdrawing will disclose how this has been done.

Figure 1 illustrates a display container embodying my invention andshown in incipient setup condition.

Figure 2 illustrates the container set up for i play.

In the drawing, l indicates a relatively large and non-attenuated pieceof material from which are foldably formed the bottom wall 3, the inner,vertical back wall i, the display-panel 5 hingedly disposed to saidinner back wall along upper edge 6 thereof, other inner, vertical wallsconsisting of inner, vertical front wall 1 and inner, vertical side 50walls 8 and 8, flaps 9 and 9 extending laterally from and hinged to saidback wall along scorelines I!) and I9 respectively, and bracing webs IIand II respectively joining the display-panel to flaps 9 and 9. Bracingweb II is hingedly 55 joined to the display-panel along primary score-(Cl. 206-44) 1 line 13 and to flap 9 along secondary score-line l2.Correspondingly, bracing web I I is hingedly joined to the display-panelalong primary scoreline l3 and to flap 9 along secondary scoreline l2,said primary score-lines'forming to- 5':

gether with upper edge 6, acute angles i4 and M respectively. l5 and I5indicate intermediate score-lines respectively in bracing webs II and H,formingtogether with primary score-lines I 3 and I3, angles ofsubstantially forty-five de grees, and permitting their respectivebracing webs to fold inwardly thus causing the displaypanel to fallforwardly until it lies substantially in the plane of the upper edges ofsaid inner-vertical walls. Flaps 9 and 9' are provided with 15 obliquelower edges and 29 respectively, said lower edges forming together withscore-lines l0 and I9, acute angles.

2 indicates a relatively attenuated piece of material, also termed aband, from which is 20 formed a plurality of outer, vertical walls I 6,l1, l8 and I9. Pieces I and 2 are hingedly joined or connected to oneanother thru the medium of their respective walls 1 and I6, which may bepictured as secured to one another by means of adhesive, wire staples orother suitable device or method.

If the container were shown assembled in the conventional manner withouter, vertical wall l8 secured to inner, vertical back wall 4, and ifwe 30 assume that, in folded condition, band 2 would assume a positiontothe right, flap 9 and a part of bracing web I I would have to foldover to the right together with the immediately adjacent side wall [9 ofthe band. Obviously this would necessitate an additional score-line inwebll disposed between primary score-line I3 and intermediate score-linel5 and in a straight line with score-line Ill. This need is thereforeobviated in my invention because the band being secured to the inner,vertical front wall 1, leaves the method of folding the balance of thecontainer optional, thus permitting said balance as a matter of fact tobe shipped entirely unfolded or 'flat.

Obviously the band may be attached to either 8 or 8'.

In setting the container up for filling, the band is first opened up andwhile held in this position, the inner walls 8 and 8' are foldedinwardly and downwardly, flaps 9 and 9' are swung into rectangularrelation o back wall 4 with bracing webs II and l I folded inwardly, andback wall 4 is swung upwardly until it is disposed at an acute anglewith bottom wall 3 with the display-panel in close proximity thereto,which position is rendered possible by the oblique lower edges 20 and 20of the flaps. This position obviously brings upper edge 6 within theradius of walls I! and I9, thus permitting the band to pass over saidupper edge and around until wall l8 occupies a corresponding positionwith that of wall 4 with the entire band embracing the inner wall of thelarge piece.

Score-lines or lines of weakening as they are also termed are indicatedin the drawing by dotand-dash.

Having described my invention, I claim as features of novelty thereinthe following:

1. A folding type of display-container comprising two pieces of materialfoldably secured to one another, one being relatively large andnon-attenuated and the other being relatively attenuated, saidattenuated piece comprising a plurality of outer, vertical walls, saidlarge piece comprising a bottom wall, an inner, vertical back wall, aninner, vertical front wall, a'plurality of inner, vertical side walls, ahinged displaypanel, a pair of hinged flaps and pair of hinged bracingwebs, said inner back wall being laterally extended to constitute saidpair of hinged flaps and upwardly extended to constitute said displaypanel hinged to said back wall along an upper edge thereof, each of saidbracing webs being integral with and intervening between one of saidhinged flaps and said display-panel, said bracing web being hingedlyjoined thereto along a primary score-line and to said hinged flap alonga secondary score-line, said primary score-line forming together withsaid upper edge an acute angle, said bracing web being characterized bythe presence therein of a single intermediate score-line between saidprimary score-line and said secondary score-line and terminating in theintersection of said primary and said secondary score-lines.

2. A folding type of display-container as described in claim 1,characterized by said attenuated piece being secured to said inner,vertical front wall.

3. A folding type of display-container as described in claim 1,characterized by said attenuated piece being secured to one of saidinner, vertical side walls.

4. A folding type of display-container as described in claim 1,characterized by one of said outer, vertical Walls being secured to saidinner, vertical front wall.

5. A folding type of display-container as de- 25 scribed in claim 1,characterized by one of said outer, vertical walls being secured to oneof said inner, vertical side walls.

NICHOLAS RIPPEN.

